The starting point for developing an ALJ is a fertile question or big idea.
"A fertile question" is one which is open, provocative, rich, relevant / authentic to our times, is charged with emotion and has a moral dimension"
Characteristics of a good fertile question:
A rich question ...
• Necessitates grappling with rich content that is indispensable to understanding humanity and the world around us
An open question ...
• No definitive answer; rather it has several different and competing possible answers
A charged question ...
• Has an ethical dimension (is charged with emotional, social and political implications that potentially motivate inquiry and learning)
A connected question ...
• Relevant to the learners, the society in which they live and a discipline and field
An undermining question
• Underminers the students basic assumptions and casts doubt on the self - evident or common sensical, uncovers basic conflicts lacking a simple solution
A practical question ...
• It can be researched in the context of the learners , facilitators and the school facilities and from which research questions can be derived
The starting point for developing an ALJ is a fertile question or big idea.
"A fertile question" is one which is open, provocative, rich, relevant / authentic to our times, is charged with emotion and has a moral dimension"
Characteristics of a good fertile question:
A rich question ...
• Necessitates grappling with rich content that is indispensable to understanding humanity and the world around us
An open question ...
• No definitive answer; rather it has several different and competing possible answers
A charged question ...
• Has an ethical dimension (is charged with emotional, social and political implications that potentially motivate inquiry and learning)
A connected question ...
• Relevant to the learners, the society in which they live and a discipline and field
An undermining question
• Underminers the students basic assumptions and casts doubt on the self - evident or common sensical, uncovers basic conflicts lacking a simple solution
A practical question ...
• It can be researched in the context of the learners , facilitators and the school facilities and from which research questions can be derived
Tony Ryan's Inquiry Model
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